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Calamus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots

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Senses

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the hollow spine of a feather

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the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally

Wordset Dictionary

any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
flagrootmyrtle flagquillsweet calamussweet flag
plural
Calamuses
possessive
Calamus's
pluralpossessive
Calamuses'